Network communication device

• US 20030163574A1
• Filed: 02/24/2003
• Published: 08/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shibata, Tetsuya, Tohki, Shinsaku
• Granted Patent: US 7,734,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/23 Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32117 in a separate transmission or protocol signal prior to or subsequent to the image data transmission, e.g. in digital identification signal [DIS], in non standard setup [NSS] or in non standard field [NSF] for mode signalling H04N1/333
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32791 Arrangements for reducing the handshaking procedure or protocol time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3218 of a confirmation, acknowledgement or receipt
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3219 of a job status, e.g. successful execution

Abstract

A network communication device has a function as a network facsimile device for carrying out sending and receiving of data via a network. A facsimile document data is transmitted as e-mail. The device is capable of setting information of whether or not the transmission confirmation response by MDN is required, according to a receiver when sending the e-mail. On this account, it is possible to provide a network communication device capable of preventing unnecessary waiting for transmission confirmation response or unnecessary output of a record of failure of transmission.

Claims

1. A network communication device with a transmission confirmation response function which allows a user to confirm completion of data transmission to a receiver by receiving a transmission confirmation response from the receiver after completion of the data transmission via a network, comprising:

input means for inputting transmission information regarding the receiver at the data transmission, so as to carry out the data transmission,

wherein;

the transmission information includes information of whether or not the transmission confirmation response is required.

2. The network communication device as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the transmission information includes transmission confirmation waiting time which is a maximum waiting time for the transmission confirmation response.

3. The network communication device as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the transmission information includes at least one of file format and compression format with respect to data to be sent.

4. The network communication device as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

the transmission information includes number of resending for carrying out data resending in case of receiving the transmission confirmation response, which informs that the receiver has failed to properly receive the transmitted data.

5. A network communication device with a transmission confirmation response function which allows a user to confirm completion of data transmission to each of receivers by receiving a transmission confirmation response from the receiver after completion of the data transmission via a network, comprising:

storing means for storing transmission information regarding each receiver, so as to carry out the data transmission,

wherein;

the transmission information includes information of whether or not the transmission confirmation response is required.

6. The network communication device as set forth in claim 5, wherein:

the transmission information includes transmission confirmation waiting time, which is a maximum waiting time for the transmission confirmation response.

7. The network communication device as set forth in claim 5, wherein:

the transmission information includes at least one of file format and compression format with respect to data to be sent.

8. The network communication device as set forth in claim 5, wherein:

the storing means carries out storing of the transmission information when an address or a number indicating the receiver is stored in a corresponding abbreviated number.

9. The network communication device as set forth in claim 5, wherein:

the transmission information includes transmission confirmation waiting time, which is a maximum waiting time for the transmission confirmation response, and

information regarding the transmission confirmation response stored in the storing means is modified so that the transmission confirmation response with respect to the receiver is not required when the transmission confirmation waiting time runs out without receiving the transmission confirmation response.

10. The network communication device as set forth in claim 9, further comprising:

informing means for informing the user that the information regarding the transmission confirmation response stored in the storing means is modified so that the transmission confirmation response with respect to the receiver is not required.

11. The network communication device as set forth in claim 5, wherein:

the transmission information includes transmission confirmation waiting time, which is a maximum waiting time for the transmission confirmation response, and

information regarding the transmission confirmation response stored in the storing means is modified so that the transmission confirmation response with respect to the receiver is not required when the data transmission has repeated predetermined times without receiving the transmission confirmation response after the transmission confirmation waiting time.

12. The network communication device as set forth in claim 11, further comprising:

informing means for informing the user that the information regarding the transmission confirmation response stored in the storing means is modified so that the transmission confirmation response with respect to the receiver is not required.

13. The network communication device as set forth in claim 5, wherein:

the device carries out data resending in case of receiving the transmission confirmation response, which informs that the receiver has failed to properly receive the transmitted data, and number of the data resending may be stored in the storing means.

14. A network communication device with a function as a network facsimile device for carrying out sending and receiving of data via a network, and a function of requesting for transmission confirmation response when sending the data,

the device being capable of setting information of whether or not the transmission confirmation response is required according to a receiver.